Optical Technologies Can Improve the Energy Efficiency of Networks
Konferenz: ECOC 2009 - 35th European Conference on Optical Communication
20.09.2009 - 24.09.2009 in Vienna, Austria
Tagungsband: ECOC 2009
Seiten: 4Sprache: EnglischTyp: PDF
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Autoren:
Bonetto, Edoardo; Chiaraviglio, Luca; Cuda, Davide; Castillo, Guido A. Gavilanes; Neri, Fabio (Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca Degli Abruzzi 24, 10129, Torino, Italy)
Inhalt:
Optical technologies, in comparison with electronic technologies, need less power to switch high bitrates and to interconnect farther subsystems. The paper discusses with specific examples how optics can improve the energy efficiency of networks and switches.